Who is God for You?

In the old testament we hear of the great sin of idolatry, making gods out of stones or jewels or whatever fashion came in handy. Yet for all of us, the God we worship or adore is made out of our perceived concepts. It's all we can do. I think the real secret in finding God is that our perceived concepts come closer and closer to the reality. 

Who is God to you? How does that concept influence your life and more importantly, the way you live?  Those are the questions we need to ask ourselves. And this is the purpose of scripture-to give us glimpses of that God to inform our own image.

"I AM" God said to Moses. Meaning God is alive here and now. "Who do you say that I am?" Jesus asked his disciples. Meaning Jesus respects our notions of him even as he helps us come to a better understanding.

We need time to comprehend, to study Jesus, to learn the great I AM. That is why you cannot have a spiritual life without silence, prayer, meditation. That is why externals are only so useful, and internals are indispensable. That's why no matter how long we seek, we still have more to find.